Results from Lincoln Zone Athletics Sports

Results from Lincoln Zone Athletics
BOYS Sprints
9 Yrs – 50m – 2nd Sam C
9 Yrs – 80m – 1st Max S
10 Yrs – 50m – 3rd Matthew L
GIRLS – Sprints
9 Yrs – 80m – 3rd Kacie A
10 Yrs – 80m – 1st Isabella H
BOYS – Long Jump
10 Yrs - 3rd Cameron C
11 Yrs – 3rd – Jack R
GIRLS – High Jump
9 Yrs – 1st Kacie A
RELAYS
9 Yrs Boys Relay – 3rd
9 Yrs Girls Relay – 1st

The Poets of Learning Community 4

The Big Shake.
Early in the morning the violent earthquake struck,
And it sounded like a roaring truck.
It was the most terrifying thing I have ever been through,
I had absolutely no idea what to do.
In the dark I was petrified with fear,
Even Mitchell was caught in his bright red underwear.
Some of our friends and family nearly got hurt,
We were lucky to escape with just a ripped shirt.
I thought the world was about to meet its end,
This was a very hard idea to comprehend.
We were all huddling tightly together, waiting for the finish,
Finally the quake started to diminish.
I was in desperate need to find a powerful torch,
Thankfully everyone’s house did not scorch.
Our house shook and rattled until it eventually stopped,
Nearly all our wine bottle corks had popped.
Some of us lit candles to create some light,
Others lost a brick chimney from a great height.
We found the house in a gigantic mess,
Many people now have a new address.
We checked our house carefully for damage and cracks,
Most of Christchurch tuned in to listen for facts.
Bonding together to help friends and whanau,
Roasting yummy marsh-mellows while waiting for power.
Sleeping in the cosy and cramped lounge all on edge,
Our frightened animals rushed for shelter in the hedge.
Two weeks on we are still tragically spooked out,
Life is nearly back to normal but we still have some doubt.
When we grow older we definitely won’t forget,
I now live my life without any remorse or regret.
Thankful for being with those I love the most,
Sharing and laughing over nice warm toast.
How it started is a massive mystery,
We know we have now lived through history.
Written by the children of Learning Community Four West Melton School.
Matthew, George, Jack, Cam, Nicky, Sam, Johan, Tom, George,
Jordan, Mitchell, Bailey, Isabella, Lucy, Jack, Grace, Josh, Brooke, Sarah, Max, Ben, Michaela, Katy, Max, Ally, Max, Adam, William and Campbell.
After Christchurch earthquake 4th September 2010

Chch Schools Music Festival - our school choir

Congratulations to our Year 5 - 8 school choir, who
managed to sing their hearts out at the Town Hall last
Thursday evening and represented our school so
exquisitely.
The evening performance was a true exhibit of all the
wonderful musical talent throughout our region, and it
was fabulous to have a group of eager singers from our
school as a part of this magical performance. Thanks to
the choir students for their efforts to learn the lyrics,
parents of the students for their encouragement and
support, and Ms McKendry and Mrs Haywood for leading
the choir.

Money for Maddie

Room 8 held a very special morning tea on the Wednesday
before the school holidays to present Maddie with a
cheque from the Fundraiser Auction.
The fundraising team really appreciated the support from
the school, the local community and businesses. This
support and generosity meant we were able to raise an
astonishing $13,300 that will contribute towards the
ongoing costs associated with Maddies illness.
Thank you!

Lincoln Environment Poetry

A pleasant afternoon was had by all attending the prize
giving at the Lincoln Community center. All children who
were involved in the Writing Enrichment Programme
with Amanda Haywood entered this competition. Sue
Jarvis spoke of how many entries they had received this
year & how they had enjoyed reading them all & seeing
some of the great pictures that the children had drawn.
There were prizes given for:
6 and Under - 3rd Megan Rawlins (6)
- commended George Bassett-Smith(6)
7-10 years - 1st Nicole Cochrane (10)
- 3rd Esther Blain (9)
11-14 years - 2nd George Watson (12)

School Athletics Results

8 year old boys 8 year old girls
1st – Benjamin Wright 1st equal – Grace Horsbrugh and
2nd – Joshua Esterhuizen Zoe Spinks
3rd – Benjamin Zwarst 3rd – Zita Spinks
9 year old boys 9 year old girls
1st – Sam Clarke 1st – Kacie Austin
2nd – Cole Spinks 2nd – Grace Manera
3rd – Ged Roessink 3rd – Katy Silva
10 year old boys 10 year old girls
1st – Jack Kelliher 1st – Isabella Hurley
2nd equal – Cameron Cook 2nd – Esther Blain
and Brock Hanham-Carter 3rd – Bailey Hughes
11 year old boys 11 year old girls
1st – Jack Manera 1st – Sarah Brown
2nd – Jack Ryder 2nd – Tristan Court
3rd – Jack Cleland 3rd – Georgia Doocey
12 + year old boys 12 year old girls
1st – Dylan Simpson-Mabey 1st – Sheree Tomlinson
2nd – Steven Wanhalla 2nd – Toni McKee
3rd – George Watson 3rd – Henrietta Haskell
Congratulations. A large number of these children are representing our school at the Lincoln Zone Championships.

Technology Whizzes!

On Tuesday afternoon our school representative team of
Ally Taylor, George Brown, Kacie Austin and Dylan Simpson-
Mabey competed in the BP Technology Challenge at Villa
Maria College. The team were selected during the
Enrichment Programme in the second half of Term Three.
The students had three challenges to complete: A known
practiced challenge - marble ramp, A measuring challenge -
how much liquid in the mystery bottles, and a mystery
challenge, which was revealed to be making a container to
carry a 500g object over obstacles. Our team performed
brilliantly - they were effective communicators, they
listened to each other, they allocated responsibilities, they
were self managing and very creative thinkers! Our team
managed to complete each task in the allocated time (an
achievement in itself!) and each task was completed
creativity and effectively to meet the objective. Mrs
Haywood was so proud of the team! Four fantastic examples
of great West Melton KC Kids!

Commonwealth Games afternoon and wearable arts

Last week at school all the students at school celebrated the Commonwealth Games with a Commonwealth games
afternoon in Whanau Groups, competing in activities such as equestrian (wheelbarrow races with children supporting
each other) and aquatics (moving water from one vessel to another using teamwork and creativity!).
Prior to the games afternoon, all the Year 4-8 students had a wearable arts parade. The students had made garments
based on a country from the commonwealth. The clothes were modelled in a parade in the outdoor amphitheatre.
Thanks to Miss Meyer for her awesome organisation of these successful events!

School Photos

School Photos were taken last week. Can you spot your wacky teacher in the staff photo?? :)

Poetry Competition

Last week West Melton School held their bi-annual poetry recitation competition. Students from Year3-8 presented their chosen recited poem to their respective classes, and then the top poem recitations from each class were then selected to compete in the school Poetry Recitation competition.

George Watson was judged to be the recipient of the Senior Poetry Cup and Nicole Cochrane was the winner of the Junior Poetry Cup. Coincidentally, both of these students wrote their own poems for the poetry competition.

Year group winners were:

Year 8 : George Watson

Year 7: Sheree Tomlinson

Year 6: Nicole Cochrane

Year 5: Kacie Austin

Year 4: Grace Horsbrugh

Year 3: Charlotte Darry

Photo: Certificate winners and placegetters in the West Melton School Poetry Competition. Back Row: Dylan Simpson-Mabey, Sheree Tomlinson, Harriet Watson Middle Row: George Brown, Brooke Harrison, Leah Parsons, Kacie Austin, Ally Taylor, Grace Horsbrugh, Charlotte Darry, Kate Caldwell Front Row Nicole Cochrane and George Watson with their Poetry Cups.

A win at the Science Fair!

Matthew Hadler was awarded a prize in the Canterbury Westland Science and Technology Fair held at AMI Stadium. Matthew's research, entitled Power from a Drainpipe, won a prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology Best Engineering and Technology Exhibit, winning him an Apple i-Pod Touch. Awesome job Matthew!!

Jump Rope for Heart afternoon

We all had a Jump Rope for Heart afternoon. We jumped, twirled, skipped and enjoyed fitness, having fun with friends. There were demonstrations of different styles of skipping, such as double dutch and backwards criss-cross, and parents/caregives were invited to participate too. The Heart Foundation kinldy donated some skipping ropes to school, and all students were asked to bring a gold coin donation for the Heart Foundation.

Wonkey Donkey Dress up Day

All students dressed in country theme clothing for our Wonkey Donkey day. Craig Smith, author of NZ children's choice Book Award 2010 The Wonkey Donkey, performed two shows (one for the Year 0-3 students and one for Year 4-8 students) and the student executive had a coin trail that raised $269.30; one third of the money will be forwarded to the RSPCA, one third to the Student Executive and one third to the school. Hee Haw!!

Skipping practise

Tuesday 14th September we are having a Jump
Off Day from 2.00 – 3.00pm with demonstrations of the skipping
skills we have learnt. Both the Moa and Kiwi teams have
been out practising skipping and wish to invite their parents and
caregivers to come and join in. The Heart Foundation kindly donated some skipping ropes and in support we are asking that children
bring a gold coin donation on this day for the Heart Foundation.
Looking forward to seeing you there.

Canvases for Maddie

Over the last few weeks, the students in LC8 have been busy
creating four pieces of canvas art works to contribute to the
Maddie Collins Fundraiser. The theme of the pieces is based on
the four seasons: summer surfing, autumn leaves, winter storm
and spring lambs.
The pieces will be included in the auction at this weekends
‘Shin-dig’ in the Community Hall and are currently on display in
LC8. If you wish to make a bid on our art work you will find a
bidding form alongside each piece in the classroom.

Indian guest speaker in LC8

For our Social Sciences Inquiry, LC6 and LC8 have
been learning about India. On Wednesday 25th
August, we had two guest speakers from India visit
our classes. They were Dr. Kamal Ghose and his wife
Ila. Before their visit we were able to send them an
e-mail of all our questions. When they visited us they
showed us a power point slide show of pictures and
facts about India. They also showed us some Indian
jewellery and a DVD of a Bollywood dance. At the
end we were able to ask questions.
Alessandra Ward, from LC8, made a speech to thank
our guests and Anne-Marie Ward, Alessandra’s mum,
shared some Indian food with us. It was yummy!

Science exhibitors

Our school representatives at the 2010
Canterbury-Westland Science Fair presented
their exhibits to LC1,3, 4 & 5. The exhibits were also on
display in the library so classes could come in and inspect them
close up and admire all the work and effort
that had been expended by these students to
complete their projects.
Our school science fair representatives are:
George Watson, Henrietta Haskell, Gemma
Waters, Dylan Simpson-Mabey, Kate Jenkins,
Matthew Hadler, Harriet Watson, Jordan Hay,
Shane Stewart, Matthew Blain, Johan
Esterhuizen and Tom Gullery.

Staff versus year7-8 netball game

Some staff members participated in a friendly netball
match against the Year 7/8 students. A close game, with
lots of laughs (mainly at Mr D in a short skirt!), a few
props and great sportsman and sportswomanship!!

Student Executive Hot Chocolate

Term 3 HOT CHOCOLATE DRINKS!!!
Every Tuesday and Friday at morning tea time in
LC3.
Buy your delicious hot chocolate and help
fundraise for the Student Executive and the
Wellington Camp.
Only $2 per cup—bring your own plastic mug
with handle.

Cantamaths Success!!

Canta Maths Competition – Year 8
Last night an enthusiastic, dedicated and
excited but somewhat nervous, group of
four outstanding Year 8 problem solving
students, pitted their mathematical
skills against numerous other Year 8
students from other Canterbury
Intermediate/full primary Schools in the
annual challenging CANTA MATHS
competition held at the town hall.
Under the expert tutelage of the
outrageous Mrs Busch and many fiercely
fought out practice sessions they were
fired up ready to face any challenge!
George Watson, Henrietta Haskell,
Gemma Waters and Toni McKee were
absolutely awesome! They achieved
their high score of 55 managing to hold
off our local schools Darfield, Weedons,
Templeton and Yaldhurst.
Congratulations team. It is not only
about mathematical knowledge and
understanding. It is about problem
solving strategies, (thinking) working as
a team, (team players) communicating
(effective communicators) understanding
and accepting everyone’s ideas (self
believers) managing stress (managing
self) and having FUN!
We are all very proud of you. You
achieved an amazing result. Way to go!!!

Wonkey Donkey Dress-Up Day!!

Wear your gummies, overalls, your cowboy hats and farm clothes!
Friday 27th August is Wonkey Donkey Dress-Up Day, to coincide with
with a visiting performance by the author of The Wonkey Donkey, Criag
Smith. Coin donations will be used to make a coin trail - proceeds split into
thirds for RSPCA, Student Executive and School.
Hee Haw!!

Science Fair Entrants

West Melton Schol has several entrants in the upcoming Canterbury-Westland Science and Technology Fair to be held at AMI Stadium on Sunday 29 August 2010.
Gemma Waters - Year 8 Science - Auto Sprinkler for propogation
Henrietta Haskell - Year 8 Science - Who reacts faster ; boys or girls?
George Watson - Year 8 Technoogy - Photosynthesising car
John Esterhuizen, Matthew Blain, Tom Gullery - Year 7 Technology - Laptop Recliner
Matthew Hadler - year 7 Technology - Power from a drainpipe
Harriet Watson - Year 7 Technology - Remember all that...
Dylan Simpson-Mabey - Year 7 Science- Sports for Life
Jordan hay, Shane Stewart - Year 7 Science - How Oil can Damage the Environment
Kate Jenkins - Year 7 Science - What freezes faster; water or juice?

We wish our competitiors the best of luck in completing their exhbitis and competing at the Science Fair!

Welcome to Learning Community 11!

A big West Melton welcome to our brand new class - Learning Community 11 - and their lovely teacher Ms O'Boyle, who has returned to teaching at West Melton School after a six month Science Fellowship Award.

Buddy Reading Outside!!

On a beautiful, still, sunny winter's day what better activity to do on a Friday before lunch than

read outside with our buddies from our buddy class. Now that Learning Community 1 and 2 are adajcent to the back court, it means there are even more classes congregating on the back court to share in the sunshine and read together.

Elena and Paige bake-off for charity

Elena and Paige had a baking sale to raise money for the City Mission. This was part of the WM School Challenge Awards. For the sale they baked brownies, muffins, fudge, and cookies. Heaps of mpeople came along to purchase the delicious cooking. The baking sale raised a total of $173.20. Great effort girls!!

Art Enrichment

Students from throughout the school have been selected to participate

in an Art Erichment Programme for two half days. The students

are working under the guidance of Mrs Kim Busch in Learning Community 11.

This week the Moa and Kiwi worked on planning and creating 3D sculptures .

They will continue on this work

next week during their final half day session.

Hockey and Soccer Tournament Training

Over the past few weeks the Moa Team from Year 6 -8 have been trialling for soccer to get into teams for the Zone Hockey and Soccer Tournament. We have all now been put into teams for our tournament this Thursday (today). We have a Year 7-8 teamand a Year 5-6 A and B team. We have been training every Tuesday and Thursday with Dave Murdoch and Janet Bryant and we really appreciate their efforts to give up their time to coach us. Everyone is looking forward to the day and we hope we will do well.By Georgia Doocey, LC3

Gym Competition

On Monday the 14th June 2010 a team of enthusiastic gymnists left to compete at the QE2, In the Lion Foundation School of Gymnastics. The weeks before the competition we have been practicing at the West Melton Community Centre every Thursday after school. The competition has four elements Beam,Floor, Bar and the Vault, plus warm up areas like the foam pit with a trampoline which was everyone's favourite.
In Grade 1 (amateurs) there was:
Toni Mckee, Sheree Tomlinson, Callum Sharp, Jack Manera and Kate Jenkins.
In Grade two, which has harder routines, there was:
Georgia Doocey, Rachael Phillipson and Steven Wanhalla.
While we did our routines we got marked in a score of 1-10. Jack Manera did the best by getting second in the valut.
Grade 1 Points overall elements:
Sheree- 34.1/40 points
Toni-31.9/40 points
Callum-31.8/40 points
Jack-34/40 points
Kate-29.9/ 40 points

Grade 2 points overall elements:
Steven- 12th/64
Georgia- 20th/64
Rachael- 46th/64

It was a great day and we had heaps of fun. Thanks to all the parents that helped and transported us to QE2. Hope to see everyone next year.

Toni Mckee
Yr 7

Whare opening

On Friday the 18th of June Rose Brown and Denise Sheet from Taumutu Marae came in to West Melton School to do a blessing on the moving of the whare.
They told us a story about Hari Hari school and a green stone-ponamu.
They gave us the green stone to keep on the steps of the whare where people can go and rub it.
And to finish it off some of us got some kumara.

By Gemma Waters RM 3

Matariki Celebration

On Friday 18 June RM 3 and RM 8 got together to celebrate Matariki, the start of the Maori New Year. Firstly RM 3 which later would be out onto wood using thread. Then our buddy class RM 8 chose which pattern they liked most to be put onto the wood. Then after morning tea we went back to our buddy class and started to thread it onto the wood. After we had finished we ate Kumara. There were Kumara fries, potatoes, and orange and yellow Kumara.
This was the ideal way to celebrate Matariki.

By Abbie Cider

RM 3